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AN anti-woke activist has broken her silence after she failed to define the very issue that brought her on a talk show in an awkward TV moment.
Conservative author Bethany Mandel claimed that host Briahna Joy Gray threw her off her game by making “nasty comments” before the cameras started rolling.
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Mandel was appearing on The Hill’s web series Rising to discuss her book Stolen Youth when the on-screen flub took place.
Her book was intended to be a critique of “woke indoctrination” made by left-wing leaders and its devastating effects on children.
The show is hosted by Briahna Joy Taylor, an outspoken progressive known for her work with Democratic Senator and presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders.
In the midst of a fiery debate, Gray stopped to ask Mandel what her definition of “woke” was.
“I just want to make sure we’re on the same page,” Joy said with a serious look.
In response, a flustered Mandel stopped, appearing to be in deep thought.
She sputtered, “so… I mean… Woke is…” before releasing a tragic sigh and looking off camera.
“This is gonna be one of those moments that goes viral,” she says in an aggregated Twitter clip that has nearly 8million views.
Mandel said it was hard to define, and continued to search for thoughts while Gray encouraged her to take her time.
Eventually, the conservative critic said wokeness means we have to completely “redo” society “in order to make hierarchies of oppression.”
Addressing the awkward moment on Twitter, Mandel claimed that the “viral brain fart” was actually brought about by Gray’s off-screen behavior.
“Just before we went on air, Briahna Joy Gray was on a hot mic,” Mandel wrote in a Twitter thread.
“I heard her demeaning parenting in general in colorful and nasty terms, stating parents only have kids in order to perpetuate their own narcissism.
“As a mom of six, including a newborn, this threw me off just a bit. Not an excuse, just a reality. I’m human.”
In another follow-up tweet, Mandel said that she appreciated any kind words made by others in the wake of the awkward moment.
“Especially those on the ‘other side,'” she wrote.
